01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC015053
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 13
- Postcode
- HS1 2ND
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Within our group of charitable organisations, we are rich in staff and volunteers who have a wealth of social action motivation. It's not buildings but our people that are our greatest asset - they are skilled and passionate about supporting the most vulnerable in our community
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To promote, for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Western Isles, the advancement of education, the furtherance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £743,457 | £684,304 | 13 | 19 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £638,584 | £776,363 | 13 | 2 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £801,073 | £653,324 | 13 | 18 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £480,462 | £591,540 | 13 | 20 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £813,756 | £569,363 | 13 | 21 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Third Sector Hebrides, 30 Francis Street, Stornoway, Isle Of Lewis
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.thirdsectorhebrides.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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